Ty hvězdičky tam na nebi, to veliké jsou světy; a já bych jenom věděl rád, jaké tam tvory vsety. Zda také někdo odtamtud se k nám sem dolů dívá, a jestli tam, jako zde já, o lásce písně zpívá.
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Text Authorship:
- by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 21 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904), "Ty hvězdičky tam na nebi", op. 3 no. 1, B. 61 no. 1 (1876), rev. 1881? [ voice and piano ], from Večerní písně, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG ; composed by Antonín Dvořák, Karl Weis.
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- ENG English (Paul Selver) , first published 1912
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The stars up yonder in the sky Are mighty worlds; and fain Would I but know what kind they are The beings they contain. And whether there is someone there Who gazes from above; And if 'tis so, if he like me Is singing songs of love.
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Confirmed with An Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry, translated by Paul Selver, London, H.J. Drane, 1912, page 73. Appears in Songs of Evening.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Selver (1888 - 1970), first published 1912 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Vítězslav Hálek (1835 - 1874), no title, appears in Večerní písně, no. 21
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-14
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Word count: 47